"Therefore, it is obligatory to negate them from Allah the Exalted — as previously mentioned — while affirming their opposites in the most perfect manner."

The Shaykh :"Therefore, it is obligatory to negate them from Allah the Exalted, as previously mentioned, while affirming their opposites in the most perfect manner" The point here is that the *mu'attilah* (those who deny the divine attributes) rejoice when we speak of the attributes of negation. I say the *mu'attilah* rejoice when we speak of the attributes of negation. Why? Because the foundation of their doctrine is negation, except for what the intellect affirms according to their principle. Is the negation that we negate from Allah a mere negation, as the *mu'attilah* claim, or is it a negation to affirm the perfection of its opposite? The latter is correct. They rejoice in negation because they accept mere negation, but we say that there cannot be a mere negation in the attributes of Allah. This negation must be for the affirmation of perfection. If I say, for example, "So-and-so is strong and does not weaken in carrying this rock," why? Because of the perfection of his strength, meaning because it is a strength that is not accompanied by deficiency. Yes, it is not accompanied by weakness. All the negated attributes of Allah include perfection; that is, they include an affirmative matter, which is perfection. And by this, the difference is established between us and whom? The *mu'attilah*. Because the *mu'attilah* describe Allah with pure attributes of negation, whereas we do not. Rather, we say that the attribute which Allah negated from Himself means the affirmation of the perfection of the opposite. You must believe this and say, for example, regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted: meaning from fatigue or weariness. Allah does not get tired or weary, meaning He does not become incapable, but because of the perfection of His strength. It is obligatory that you must believe this. Otherwise, we say: does this wall get tired or not? Absolutely not. Put whatever you put on it, it does not get tired, even though in the end it may collapse, but in the state of carrying the heavy load, it does not get tired.